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2448. ] Nyāya-Kusumānjali the infinite Samayas* of the past, one of the present and the infinite Samayas of the future. Thus it is clear that even after the lapse of infinite futuritiesa futurity which has no end even though the number of its Samayas goes on decreasing as days, months and years roll on, Samsara will not be empty of living beings.
Those who say that the liberated return to the world support their statement by an argument that whatever has a beginning has an end also and as liberation has a beginning, it must have an end. But this argument does not stand the test of reasoning as we saw in the first chapter, for, the statement that whatever has a beginning must have an end is viciated by the example of Pradhvamsabhava. More. over, attaining liberation does not mean the creation of a new thing. It is only that the true nature of the soul is manifested as the obstructions, viz., the Karmans are completely removed; it is not that the goul has gained something new. મુક્તનું સંસારમાં પુનરાગમન હેઈ શકે નહિ–
ભવ્ય જીવો અનન્ત હોવાને લીધે સંસાર ભવ્યરહિત નહિ થાય. જે કાલ સમાપ્તિને પ્રાપ્ત થાય, તે ભવ્યરાશિ સમાપ્તિને પામે. આ પ્રમાણેની બુદ્ધિથી બહિષ્કત, અને “સંસારમાં પરિમિત છે છે” એવા વાદમાં આગ્રહવાન બનેલા અદૂરદશી લોકાએ “સંસાર શુન્ય થઈ જશે.' એવા ભયથી મુક્ત જીવોનું પણ ફરી સંસારમાં આગમન માન્યું છે.”—૧૩
* Samaya is the minutest division of time. We cannot count the number of the Samayas that pass off during one moment.
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